New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 3, 1926, Page 23

“BANK AT HONTE CARLOTODSTRONG, Mass. Traveler Denies It's Pos- sible to Break It Boston, Dec. 3 (/)—No one ever ald, ever will, or ever can beat Monte Carlo consistently,” Philip G. Peabody, of 18 Richfield street, Dor- | chester, declared yesterday when he scoffed at reports that he had “cleaned up” at the famous Euro- pean gambling resort. Mr. Peabody, a retired Boston lawyer, is the world’s champion At- lantic ocean commuter, having just arrived from his 104th round trip voyage between the United States and Europe. Successful For 60 Years Reports from New York, where Mr. Peabody landed after his 21st trip on the s’eamship Frederick VIII were that he had devised a system whereby he could consistently beat the roulette wheel at Monte Carlo. “Nothing of the sort” sald Mr. Peabody, with a laugh, as he sat in his Dorchester home last night. “No | . one will ever beat Monte Carlo suc- , cesstully. The best proof of that is that it has been there for 60 years, | has prospered every year and Is still gaining riches for those who operate it Quits When 100 Francs Ahead “The wheel at Monte Carlo is hon- est—there isn't any doubt of that. But it can't be beaten successfully, consistently. I've played it 27 times in 27 consecutive years and I've only lost once. But I play a system of my own and just happened to be lucky, that's all. My system is to risk large amounts to win small . ones, and I do not play the same way all the time, T quit when I am 100 francs ahead but the time that T lost I lost more than I won the other times. “Just because T happened to win 26 times and lost only once doesn't prove that my system Is right. It isn't, and I know it. The time T lost proved that. The brainiest men in the world, some of them, have tried to work out a system to beat that wheel and haven't done it, and it will never be done. No “System” to Rouletto “It's like pla; = - poker. You may win for months and then have a los- ing streak. Roulette 18 luck—noth- ing clse. There fsn't any ‘system’ to it. T'm going back again next year for my annual visit and T shall play with the expectation that T may win and T may lose. I'm not foolish enough to think that I'm going to beat that wheel—it will just depend on how luck happens to be. Mine's been pretty good so far.” Mr. Peabody has one “system” that he plays consistently, however. That 1s his three annual voyages bhack and forth across the Atlantie. His reasons, as he explained them, ovs Living in Europe in Europe because I like it he sald. “But my business in- terests are here in the United States and T have to come home three times a year to attend to them. T try to suil from here on March 20, July 10 and Nov. 20 and leave here on Jan. 1, April 1 and Se 1. T can't al- ways get boats just on those dates, but its lots of fun trying to do so. anyway. “T get lots of fun out of my voy- ages, and hope to make my record 150. Tl be 70 years old on Feb. 22 and T intend to celebrate my birthday in Rome with some English friends of mine. Just as Much Dflnkln}z on Boats “People on the boats are about the | same now as ever. I was amused to | ort time ago that drinking off on the liners. It must | other boats than the| ones T cross and recross on, and I've been on almost all of them for the past 35 years. “You'll find wine on almost every table on every boat and the bars aren't starving to death by any means. In fact I would say, from my observations, that drinking is more popular despite the fact that drinks cost three times and more as much as they did when I first started crossing.” Gambling About the Same. Mr. Peabody was asked regarding | gambling on the liners—if it was on the increase or decrease. “About the same, I should say,” he replied. “There are still some card sharps traveling back and forth although it js much harder for them to catch *fish’ now. Bridge and poker are played extensively but the stakes are smaller than they used to be and the usual bridge game now is played for only a nominal stake. There are of course some big poker games on some of the boats, but the sharpers have been for the most part elimi- nated. “Being an Atlantic Ocean com- muter is the best fun in the world and I hope to live until I've run up a record of 150 crossings and even then I don't intend to quit.” WELL, IT DID LOOK IT. Providence, R. I, Dec. 3—Tt all came out right at last, but for a time a well known society man of this town did dook like an auto bandit. This man—and he's de- cidedly prominent in Providence— offered a lift in his auto to a lone pe- destrlan. Shortly afterward he felt in his pocket for his watch and found nothing. He turned to his un- known passenger and demanded the watch. The stranger without a word | banded it over. But the society man, | on his arrival at his home, discover- ed his watch resting where he had Jeft it, on his dresser. Meanwhile, | the stranger had reported to the police that he had been robbed by | an auto bandi lanations. Re- stored watch. All 0. K. now. Boston, Dec. 3—Louls the United Drug magnate s, have the most expensive | and speed, nobile in Boston. He | has pure the new model | straight-eight, Knight-engined Pan- hard on exhibition at the New York or of the car is dec- valnut with inlaid ivory. 'l ur's compartment contains a closet which, when open- ed, discloses an electric beverage shaker operated by current from the battery. This last novelty 1s, of course, of no practical use here in America. The Iluminating Gift Here’s an attractive lamp as well as an at- tractive value. 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